Fish and Wildlife Service proposes sprawling conservation area in Everglades watershed
As climate change drives more development inland, the hope is to push back against the impact.
Tag: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Miami-Dade installs air conditioning in public housing; Florida songbird among species declared extinct
Miami-Dade County recently spent $2.3 million to purchase and install 1,700 new wall-unit air conditioners in public housing.
Feds to determine if manatees should be reclassified as endangered; Florida malaria cases brought new mosquito-control tactics
Environmental groups petitioned the Fish and Wildlife Service to reclassify manatees after a die-off in the Indian River Lagoon.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moving to list Miami cave crayfish as threatened; Biden administration to offer handful of Gulf drilling leases
The crayfish faces increasing threats from climate change as rising seas push salty water deeper into the Biscayne Aquifer.
Florida agency fights plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions; NOAA increases predictions to ‘above-normal’ hurricane season
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is urging the EPA to drop proposed power-plant rules.
More property insurance companies scaling back in Florida; DeSantis signs bill on sea-level studies
Over the past 18 months in Florida, 16 property insurance companies have decided to stop writing new business to new ...
Florida’s home insurance rates rising nearly triple U.S. average; removing tires from ocean poses challenge
Home insurance costs in Florida are up about 57% since 2015, rising faster than in any other state.
Protecting Indian River Lagoon manatees one thing, but fighting pollution protects us all
Simply put, saving manatees won't happen without saving our water.
Wildlife corridor lands $850M in final Florida budget; groups to sue feds over manatee protection
Lawmakers agreed to pump $850 million into the Ocala to Osceola Wildlife Corridor, also known as the O2O Corridor.
Appreciating the manatee
Since December 2020, the Florida manatee population has experienced an unprecedented loss of more than 2,000 manatees, or nearly one-quarter ...
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